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Pendency of Writ Petition Can’t Be Used to Bypass Alternative Statutory Remedies: Supreme Court
In a significant ruling reinforcing the primacy of time-bound alternative statutory remedies, the Supreme Court has held that litigants cannot avoid invoking alternative mechanisms...
Air India Held Liable for Wrongfully Offloading Passengers; Consumer Commission Orders Refund Plus Rs. 1 Lakh Compensation And Rs. 50K Litigation Costs
The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission-VI (New Delhi) has held Air India guilty of deficiency in service and unfair trade practice for offloading two...
Suit For Specific Performance Not Maintainable Without Challenging Termination of Agreement to Sell: Supreme Court
In a significant judgment impacting litigation relating to enforcement of property transactions, the Supreme Court has set aside a Karnataka High Court order that...
Chemicals Found in Drums Near Farm Well for Drug Manufacturing In Revdar (Sirohi); Five Arrested
In a major breakthrough, police in the Revdar area of Sirohi district have arrested five individuals after uncovering a large cache of chemical substances...
Rajasthan Court Rejects Bail Plea in ₹883-Crore Ponzi Scheme Case Linked to Aastha Cooperative Society
The District and Sessions Court in Jaipur has rejected the bail plea of accused Shetan Singh, one of the key figures in a massive...
Supreme Court Quashes Maharashtra’s “Private Forest” Land Vesting: Reaffirms Rule of Judicial Discipline and Property Rights
The Supreme Court has quashed the State’s long-standing claims over privately owned lands wrongly classified as “private forests” under the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition)...
‘We Invite You All for Tea as Nobody Appeared in Court’: Delhi High Court Chief Justice Expresses Displeasure Over Repeated Adjournments
In a sharp observation reflecting frustration over frequent adjournment requests, Delhi High Court Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya on Monday remarked, “We invite you...
Supreme Court Questions Centre on ‘Thought Process’ Behind Reintroduction of Struck Down Provisions in Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021
The Supreme Court on Tuesday questioned the Union Government on the rationale and thought process behind re-enacting provisions under Tribunals Reforms Act, 2021 that...
Revise Adjournment Slip Format To Include Mandatory Reason Column: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court has ordered the court registry to revise the existing adjournment slip format to include a mandatory column specifying the reason...
Tribunal Reforms Act Case | Eligibility Shouldn’t Be Confused with Suitability: Arvind Datar Argues Before CJI
The Supreme Court witnessed a tense exchange as the Central Government once again sought an adjournment in the long-pending challenge to the Tribunal Reforms...
Amity Law School Student Suicide Case: Delhi HC Orders Mandatory Student Grievance Panels, Review of Attendance Rules
The Delhi High Court has directed all universities and colleges across the country to ensure the immediate constitution of Grievance Redressal Committees (GRCs) and...
Written Grounds Of Arrest Must Be Supplied 2 Hours Prior To Production of Arrestee Before Magistrate : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has held that the written grounds of arrest must be supplied 2 hours prior to production of arrestee before the magistrate.The...
POCSO Bail Hearing: Rajasthan HC Pulls Up Victim And Her Advocate for Contradictory Statements; Orders Affidavit on False Submissions
In a startling turn of events during the hearing of a bail application in a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case, the...
IRCTC To Pay Rs. 25K Compensation for Serving Veg Biryani with Dead Worm: DCDRC
The Commission directed IRCTC to pay ₹25,000 as compensation to the aggrieved passenger for the mental, physical, and medical suffering caused due to the...
Delhi HC Sentences Businessman For Intimidating Court-Appointed Commissioner With Air Gun
The Delhi High Court has sentenced businessman, Nitin Bansal to one month of simple imprisonment along with a fine of Rs. 2,000, after holding...
Red Chillies Entertainment Submits Rejoinder Defending Web Series ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood’ as Satire [READ REJOINDER]
The Red Chillies Entertainment has submitted the rejoinder before the Delhi High Court defending web series ‘The Ba**ds of Bollywood’ as satire.The legal dispute...
Supreme Court Protects Client-Advocate Privilege Communication: Summons to Lawyers Under BNSS Must Meet Strict Conditions
In a significant ruling safeguarding the sanctity of client-advocate privilege, the Supreme Court of India has issued a detailed set of directions to ensure...
Rs. 792 Crore Falcon Invoice Scam | SC Issues Notice to Multiple States on Plea by CA Seeking FIR Consolidation
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to several state governments on a writ petition filed by Chartered Accountant Sharad Chandra Toshniwal, who has...
Scrap Seizure Case: Jharkhand High Court Grants Anticipatory Bail to Scrap Dealer
The Jharkhand High Court has granted anticipatory bail to a scrap dealer, Dineshwar Saw who was apprehending arrest in connection with a case involving...
Ajmer Lawyers Set Fire to New Court Building Decorations During Inauguration in Protest Against Lack of Facilities
A major controversy erupted in Ajmer on Wednesday when a group of lawyers, expressing their anger over inadequate facilities in the newly constructed district...
